Prized/Friendly Cup

The Common
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Rupert Hampshire kicked off to start the match. A collision led to Clapham Comets F.C. getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Jackie Wilshere hit a great ball. After 7 played minutes, La Candela FC's Cai Bing Cheng shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Curtis Higgins came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in La Candela FC reached it. In the 11th minute the ball was on its way in behind Clapham Comets F.C.'s goalkeeper Curtis Higgins, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 13 minutes into the game, Rupert Hampshire recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Enzo Silviano. Rupert Hampshire showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. Clapham Comets F.C.'s Curtis Higgins played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Benigno Ricart in the 20th minute of play. In the 23rd minute Benigno Ricart shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Curtis Higgins saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 24th minute Brad Symons shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Enzo Silviano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 28 minutes of play, La Candela FC's Ademar Castro made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Curtis Higgins was left in no man's land by his defense there! Rodolfo Arruabarrena charged in rather forcefully in the 31st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rodolfo Arruabarrena the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 32nd minute, Rodolfo Arruabarrena hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 33 minutes, Rupert Hampshire made it 2-1 with a short kick to the right side. La Candela FC's Enzo Silviano tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. La Candela FC's attentive Jorge Benitez managed to snatch the ball when Jackie Wilshere made a throw-in in the 36th minute of the game. The supporters of La Candela FC booed when Clapham Comets F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ashley Gardiner didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Benigno Ricart had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. La Candela FC's Benigno Ricart got a good chance for a goal in the 41st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Benigno Ricart to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Ademar Castro got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Enzo Silviano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Brad Symons, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ademar Castro blasted a shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Curtis Higgins having to make a save. With an all-out effort, La Candela FC's Curtis Higgins threw himself towards the right post 58 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Ademar Castro, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 64 minutes into the game, Rupert Hampshire cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-1. Enzo Silviano was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. La Candela FC made a substitution. Carlos Salinas replaced Jorge Benitez. An unexpectedly hard shot by Brad Symons in the 74th minute of play forced La Candela FC's goalkeeper Enzo Silviano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alfredo Rojas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Curtis Higgins tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 81stth minute of the game Rupert Hampshire who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but La Candela FC's Enzo Silviano was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Clapham Comets F.C.'s Curtis Higgins played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ademar Castro in the 85th minute of play. Enzo Silviano didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Rupert Hampshire went, in the 86th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-1 was the resulting score. In the 93rd minute, La Candela FC's Alfredo Rojas dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 4-2. Clapham Comets F.C.'s fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.